Syzygium alternifolium (Wight) Walp.

A moderate sized tree. It grows 12 m tall. The bark is grey and cracked. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves are dark green and shiny above. They are 10-12 cm long by 7-9 cm wide. The fruit are dark red or purple berries. They vary is size, shape and taste.

Open areas of rocky terrain on the hills at an elevation of 600-750 metres, growing where the soil is red and on calcareous shales.

The ripe fruit are eaten.

It can be grown from seeds. Chemicals are used to enable rapid propagation of clonal material.